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MAJOR PARTS & NAMES

Tripod 

(3)

Mount 

(2)

Optical Tube 
Assembly (OTA) 

(1)

Accessory Tray 

(4)

Tripod leg lock 

(6)

Tripod leg 

(7)

Spreader bar 

(5)

Control Handler 

(12)

Saddle plate/Dovetail 
receiver 

(10)

Azimuth lock knob 

(11)

OTA locking knob 

(13)

Dew shield 

(9)

Dovetail (8)

Summary of Contents for ST-AZ30 Series

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL ST AZ30 SERIES spectrumoi Spectrum_oi Spectrum Optical Instruments ...

Page 2: ...WARNING Please remember that never look at the Sun through a telescope without proper solar filter doing so may permanently damage your eyes ...

Page 3: ...asily making viewing sky anywhere possible It has everything for users from a beginner to intermediate user and with the included items you are able to view some of the most well known celestial objects With a bonus smart phone adapter you can easily take images of the sky on the go The AZ30 series comes with a variety of apertures including 50 60 and 70 refractors INTRODUCTION ...

Page 4: ...Mounting Vixen Dovetail View Finder 5x4 Optical View Finder Mount Type AZ30 Alt AZ Mount Tripod Full size Aluminum adjustable Tripod with Accessory Tray Eyepieces 1 25 10mm 20mm Other Accessories 1 25 90 Erect image Diagonal 1 25 3X Barlow lens Bonus Smart Phone Adapter Bonus Bluetooth Shutter SPECIFICATIONS Please DO NOT look at the Sun through your telescope without a proper filter This may dama...

Page 5: ...pod 3 Mount 2 Optical Tube Assembly OTA 1 Accessory Tray 4 Tripod leg lock 6 Tripod leg 7 Spreader bar 5 Control Handler 12 Saddle plate Dovetail receiver 10 Azimuth lock knob 11 OTA locking knob 13 Dew shield 9 Dovetail 8 ...

Page 6: ...MAJOR PARTS NAMES Viewfinder locking knob 15 Eyepiece locking screw 19 Diagonal locking screw 17 5x4 Optical View Finder 14 Eyepiece 20 Diagonal 18 Red Dot View Finder adjustment knobs X3 21 Focuser 16 ...

Page 7: ...orrectly OTA 1 Locate the two threaded holes on the bottom of the Vixen dovetail 8 and place the Optical Tube Assembly OTA 1 onto the saddle plate 10 located on the mount 2 and tighten the OTA lock knob 9 to a firm feel 2 Install the view finder 14 and secure it by tightening the lock knob 15 to a firm feel 3 Install the diagonal 18 into the optical tube and secure the diagonal by tightening the d...

Page 8: ...perture the more expensive the telescope is How to calculate the magnification of a telescope The magnification of a telescope is equal to the telescope s focal length divided by the eyepiece s focal length Focal length of a telescope and an eyepiece can be found on the specification sheet on our telescope the two are actually printed onto the body of the OTA and the eyepieces for easier access Fo...

Page 9: ...haking induced by touching the screen of your phone directly You can of course simply hold your phone next to the eyepiece and take a picture Why is my OTA pointing at one object and my view finder is pointing at another In this case there is a high possibility that your OTA is not properly aligned with the viewfinder We recommend aligning the two in the morning first Point your telescope at a lan...

Page 10: ...ier After centering the object in the eyepiece you may switch to a higher power eyepiece to see more detail Will this telescope work with my 1 25 eyepieces Yes by default this telescope has a 1 25 eyepiece adapter so it will work with all the 1 25 accessories What is a Barlow lens A Barlow in astronomy is a lens to increase the magnification of a telescope Usually a Barlow would be labelled 2X 3X ...

Page 11: ...ts via any of the social media platforms below You can also contact us via email at customer spectrumoi com We will get back to you as soon as we can spectrumoi Spectrum Optical Instruments Spectrum_oi Please DO NOT look at the Sun through your telescope without a proper filter This may damage your eyes permanently ...

Page 12: ... a breach of this warranty Any implied warranties which cannot be disclaimed are hereby limited to a term of one year from the date of original retail purchase This warranty gives specific rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state Spectrum Optical Instruments reserves the right to change product specifications or to discontinue products without notice A claim is required to b...

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